Google Maps has a lot of great features, but it appears that one of the more social ones will be removed in a few months. According to a recent post on Google’s community support page (via Tech-Issues ...

Google is testing a change to the Google Maps UI in beta versions of the Android app. This tweak sees the icons for your saved places turning into dots when you zoom out. This would make for a cleaner ...

Google Maps is testing out custom car icons with a very limited group of individuals. The feature was previously in testing on iOS, and now seems to be rolling out to Google Maps Local Guides on ...

Custom car icons are coming to Google Maps on Android. Following a period of testing, the feature, previously available on iOS and for Local Guides, is now appearing in the latest Google Maps beta (25 ...

Waze is not only the king of traffic data thanks to its built-in incident reporting engine, but at the same time, it's also the king of customization options in the navigation software space. It ...

If you own an Android device such as a Samsung Galaxy S24 or Google Pixel 9 Pro, there is a small design update coming to the Google Maps app that aims to enhance its visual appearance and user ...

It's not a secret that Google sometimes loves iPhones more than its own mobile operating system, so some of the features it releases first go live for Apple users and only much later for the Android ...

Nick is a Features author who's been writing for fellow tech geeks since 2011. While he's mostly focused on phones, he's also thrilled by cameras and audio gear of all shapes and sizes. On weekends, ...

Google Maps has been around for nearly two decades and is the most popular navigation app. Waze is more community-centric while Apple Maps has a loyal user base of iPhone owners. Each navigation app ...